Actresses often long to turn director, but how many of them yearn to turn inventor? Given the success that the screen siren Hedy Lamarr achieved in that realm—revealed in Richard Rhodes's fascinating ...

Hedy Lamarr, the "Mother of Wi-Fi," was also one of the most glamorous actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: It was 104 years ago today that screen legend Hedy Lamarr was born in Vienna beginning a bittersweet, one-of-a-kind ...

The new biography from Humanoids' Life Drawn imprint, 'Hedy Lamarr: An Incredible Life,' is set for release Tuesday. By Graeme McMillan Of all the complex lives movie stars have lived, arguably none ...

Hedy Lamarr had a secret second life as a successful wartime inventor with discoveries that led to WiFi and Bluetooth Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But even if Lamarr (born Hedwig Kiesler in 1914 Austria) is best known for her roles, she left behind a legacy that extends far ...

Hedy Lamarr's face still astonishes with its almost unnatural perfection, and, while everyone in Georg Misch's docu "Calling Hedy Lamarr" seems duty bound to mention her legendary beauty, there's ...

This has been a great year for funny women, as a new generation has crushed stereotypes about feminine unfunniness both onscreen and in print. Let’s call Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling exhibits A and B.

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The tell-all “autobiography” Ecstasy and Me: My Life As A Woman was exactly what Hedy Lamarr’s agent wanted to make quick money. But it wasn’t her life. Whether her ghostwriter’s words were true or ...

Credit: [Public Domain] via Wikicommons Called “the most beautiful woman in the world,” actor Hedy Lamarr was renowned for her looks. But she had a brilliant, inventive mind that she rarely got credit ...

EXCLUSIVE: It was 104 years ago today that screen legend Hedy Lamarr was born in Vienna beginning a bittersweet, one-of-a-kind life odyssey. The legacy of that unique journey has made Lamarr a figure ...